Abel Tasman Boat Cruise Weddings

With our clean green image and some of the best scenery in the world, New Zealand is a very popular location for destination weddings. Abel Tasman National Park offers some of the best sailing in New Zealand and many an appealing destination for weddings. Often the most beautiful and secluded inlets, beaches, coves and bays are only accessible by boat. Moor in a private cove with the vast blue sea and the sun twinkling behind you and say your ‘I do’s’ aboard the boat or perhaps cruise to a deserted island or beach and have your ceremony there with the sand between your toes and the sea gently lapping at the shore. Please click here for a description of some of our favourite boat cruise wedding locations.

Time of the day, weather and numbers of other people in the park also needs to be taken into consideration on the actual day. Each of these factors will affect which mooring or scenic New Zealand beach location will be the best destination for your wedding. Therefore the majority of our cruise options give you the opportunity to board the boat and explore the coastline of Abel Tasman before settling on where you would like to be married.

Basic Abel Tasman Boat Cruise Wedding Package Inclusions:

Arrangement of your New Zealand Marriage License including application fee. Your New Zealand wedding planner will submit the application for your New Zealand Marriage License on your behalf prior to your arrival to New Zealand. This means there is no waiting for the application to be processed once you arrive in New Zealand (normally you would need to wait 3 business days if you were doing this yourself) – it is just a simple case of signing the declaration and uplifting your license once you arrive in New Zealand.

Pre-wedding consultation in Nelson including transport and assistance to uplift your New Zealand Marriage License. New Zealand law requires that at least one of you be present to sign a declaration at a registered marriage office prior to your wedding so it is very important that you arrange your itinerary to allow time on a week day prior to your wedding day to do this.

Transport to Kaiteriteri on the day if required (conditions apply).

Skippered day trip catamaran charter. General departure from Kaiteriteri at 9.00am and return at 4.00pm.

Fee for your New Zealand Marriage Celebrant including all travel costs. Your celebrant will contact you by email to put together your personalized wedding ceremony.

Arrangement of two witnesses. New Zealand law requires that two people attend and ‘witness’ your ceremony and afterwards sign your marriage documents. If you have guests attending they can be your witnesses otherwise we will arrange this for you.

Arrangement of a Standard New Zealand Marriage Certificate including application fee and courier of this to you at home. This is normally issued about 3 weeks after your wedding and bears the official stamp of the New Zealand Registrar of Marriages. This is accepted as proof of marriage in most countries.

Our basic wedding coordination fee. This includes your own personal wedding planner to communicate with you and make all the necessary wedding arrangements on your behalf. A professional wedding coordinator will also be present on the day to assist you and to ensure that everything runs smoothly. It also includes assistance with your travel & honeymoon arrangements if required.

Accommodation

Abel Tasman National Park and the surrounding areas have an excellent selection of accommodation – hotels, motels, lodges, bed & breakfasts, backpackers and camping. We recommend 2 nights stay in Lake Tekapo for your wedding – one before and one after the wedding day. Please see the New Zealand Honeymoon Accommodation pages of our website for further information.

Wedding Photography

There is an excellent selection of photographers in the Nelson/Marlborough region. We work closely with several photographers to provide the following Wedding Photography Packages for weddings in Abel Tasman National Park:

All images processed and printed to 6x4 inches with a matte finish and presented in a flip album.

All images burnt to CD.

All negatives yours to keep.

Photographs normally available for collection within 3 working days.

All associated travel costs.

Price: NZD$1050.00
Additional rolls of 36 exposure film: NZD$150.00

The following websites profile the work of some other local photographers. Their wedding photography packages range in price between NZD$1500.00 and NZD$3000.00. Please contact us for further information about their photography packages and pricing.